A 67-year-old Mediterranean single lady presented with a right breast lump that had been gradually increasing in size for four months. On palpation, the mass measured 3 x 5 cm in size and felt solid and irregular in nature. No redness or change in skin color was noted. A draining sinus from the medial aspect of the ipsilateral axilla was noted. This was associated with purulent discharge and a ...

The case of a 89-year-old women with mammary tuberculosis is reported. The diagnosis was based on histopathological and bacteriological examinations. Chest X-ray showed a lung-pleural tuberculosis, so we considered it a secondary organ manifestation.

OBJECTIVE To present 2 cases of primary breast abscesses caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis mimicking pyogenic abscesses in healthy young females. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION Two young non-lactating Indonesian and Indian women, aged 27 and 29 years old, respectively, presented with breast abscesses caused by M.tuberculosis. The breasts presented as huge, swollen, hot, tender mass...

OBJECTIVE To find out the clinical and management profile of granulomatous mastitis (GM). STUDY DESIGN A case. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY This study was carried out at Civil Hospital and Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi and Tuberculosis Clinic at Bantwa Hospital, Karachi, from January 1999 to January 2009. METHODOLOGY Histopathologically diagnosed cases of GM were studied. Data...

Because genital tuberculosis is frequently asymptomatic, the disease may not manifest itself for years after initial infection. Clinical symptoms usually appear 10 to 15 We report a case of 47 old women with history right breast cancer who was suffering from post menauposicmetrorrhagia, ultrasound revealed thickening endometrium, and biopsy endometrial tuberculosis, Genital uncommon in postmeno...

BACKGROUND Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a rare multisystemic autoimmune disorder predominantly affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts and the kidneys, and rarely affecting other organ systems. Tuberculosis can mimic the presentation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and both can occur simultaneously in the same patient. Here we report what we believe to be the first case of ...